I was waiting for John to reply to this one because we have discussed this before. (Check Archives) In NJ I believe that the RPZ is required if the FDC is within a Specific distance to a non-potable water supply that could be drafted for fire protection, or if the fire dept pumper regularly uses its tank for mixing foam additives for firefighting purposes. Here in CO it's by water district regulations, we have over 2200 water districts.
Thom McMahon, SET Firetech, Inc. 2560 Copper Ridge Dr P.O. Box 882136 Steamboat Springs, CO 80488 Tel: 970-879-7952 Fax: 970-879-7926 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of James Fallon Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2009 8:37 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RPZ backflow protection The plumbing inspectors have been concerned that the lubricate in fire truck pumps could contaminate the domestic water supply and would like RPZs installed on systems with FDCs. Has anyone else faced this problem "Staff opinion: Unless otherwise noted ,the response provided above is a staff opinion provided by a member of the Construction Codes and Licensing Division. A staff opinion is the opinion of one staff member about the correct answer to a specific question generated by a customer. The opinion is not binding. Jim Fallon Building Code Representative Plan Review MN Dept of Labor & Industry Construction Codes & Licensing Division (651) 284 5861 _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field)
